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LIVE: West Indies v England, 1st Test, Day 5

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James Anderson drew level with Sir Ian Botham’s Test wicket-taking record as England were on course for a final-day win over West Indies in the first Test at Antigua.

Anderson had Marlon Samuels caught in the gully for career wicket number 383 as England claimed three morning-session wickets.

James Tredwell, who took the catch off Anderson, first prompted Devon Smith to drive him to mid-on and just before lunch Joe Root trapped Shivnarine Chanderpaul lbw.

England therefore needed five more wickets to wrap up victory and go 1-0 up in the three-match series.

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Morning session

5.01pm - LUNCH! West Indies 162/5; Blackwood 19, Ramdin 4 - England will be very happy with their morning's work. Three wickets is a very good return after they began the day fearing a long old slog in the field. Most of the top order has now been knocked over and England can sniff a 1-0 series lead.

4.57pm - Stokes over-pitches and Denesh Ramdin takes the opportunity to get off the mark by leaning on the stroke for a boundary through midwicket.

4.48pm - REVIEW & WICKET! Chanderpaul lbw Root 13; WI 155/5 - Chanderpaul has been given out lbw as Root slides one into his pads. He wants a review, but it looks a good call. Root has two for six!

The ball-tracking technology confirms the umpire's decision. What a big wicket. Root does it again after he removed Darren Bravo late last night. England half-way there.

4.45pm - Stokes and Blackwood enjoyed a good battle in the first innings. Blackwood rode his luck at times - most significantly when Stokes had him caught off a no ball. Their little rivalry has started again as the West Indian nicks just wide of second slip for a boundary. Stokes scratches his head and thinks: 'Not again'.

4.40pm - Joe Root is going to get a chance to have a go with 20 minutes to go before lunch. If England can sneak another wicket here they will be right on top.

4.27pm - Anderson's spell is over. That will most likely be him until the second new ball is due in 17 overs. The record will have to wait...again. Ben Stokes takes over.

4.23pm - The end of another Anderson over - not sure how much longer he will go on in this spell - as Blackwood can't beat the two fielders at short cover.

4.15pm - Anderson bowling full to Shivnarine Chanderpaul to try and slide one beneath him as he crabs his way across the crease. Not luck so far, although prising Chanderpaul out is one of the more difficult tasks in world cricket.

4.04pm - Anderson pitches up to Jermaine Blackwood and, just like in the first innings, he drives aerially. It's a strange-looking shot for the situation but it seems to be the way he plays. And after all, it got him a century in the first innings.

3.55pm - WICKET! Samuels c Tredwell b Anderson 23; WI 127/4 - Anderson equals the record! Samuels chases a wider delivery and slices it to gully where Tredwell holds on comfortably. There's a bit of relief in Anderson's celebration. One more for the record.

3.52pm - MISSED STUMPING! - Tredwell misses out on a second wicket as he fools Samuels the ball after being hit for six again. Samuels danced down the wicket but is beaten by extra bounce. That same bounce made the take difficult for Jos Buttler too and the ball slipped away from his grasp. Samuels is on 23.

3.44pm - WICKET! Smith c Ballance b Tredwell 65; WI 119/3 - Tredwell plays on Smith's patience and he tries to belt him over the top. The bat turns in his hands as he tries the shot and instead picks out Gary Ballance at mid-on. A soft dismissal.

3.36pm - Samuels dances down the track and eases Tredwell over the rope for six. Samuels had managed six runs in the 41 balls he faced before that stroke. He looks like he's ready to take a risk as next ball he comes down the wicket again and is beaten in flight as the ball thuds into his leg.

3.30pm - Tredwell has been bowling around the wicket to the left-handed Smith and looking to turn it away to two slips. At the moment the opener is leaving as much as he can. A game of cat and mouse early.

Anderson is being swung into the attack now in place of Broad.

3.23pm - Samuels gets on the back foot and plays Broad away for a run! That prompts applause from the crowd although that is more to do with West Indies reaching 100 than the fact it was the first run for 39 balls.

Devon Smith then runs Broad away to the third-man rope for a four! We're warming up now.

3.20pm - Six maidens in a row now.

3.13pm - We have had three maidens in a row. Former Australia coach John Buchanan's old claim that three maidens brings a wicket would be more relevant if the Windies were chasing victory, but it doesn't seem that is on the agenda...just yet anyway. They started the day needing a further 340 runs to do that.

3.07pm - Marlon Samuels drives a single from Tredwell's opening over and then Stuart Broad delivers a maiden from the other end. A sedate start.

2.59pm - The answer to my pre-play question on when Alastair Cook will turn to spin - from the first over. James Tredwell has the ball!

Pre-play news

2.45pm - It will be interesting to see how quickly Alastair Cook turns to the spinners today. We are still 40 overs away from the second new ball so the likes of James Anderson are not going to be as effective - unless there is any reverse swing - until the shine returns.

James Tredwell will obviously be keen to prove he deserves to keep his place, with Moeen Ali set to join the squad, while Joe Root showed he can be effective especially turning it away from the left handers.

2.35pm – Gary Ballance spoke to ecb.co.uk after his century yesterday and admitted he expects a tough day at the office todayas England search for these eight wickets.

2.30pm - Rain, rain stay away. It's the final day of the opening Test and England need eight more wickets to go 1-0 up in the three-match series.

Standing in their way is a dogged West Indies batting line-up, a slowing wicket and, worryingly, the prospect of some rain delays along the way. There have been conflicting reports how much weather we can expect, so in lieu of that let's go with the positive forecasts and hope we get a clear run.

In any case England face a tough old day if they are to get these wickets. Discipline and skill look like they'll be the key today. A bit of luck wouldn't go astray either - and a couple of Chris Jordan screamers!


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